The Cab Ride on a Desert Line and a Scenic Detour
A narrator describes boarding a locomotive on a rugged desert line, fears and thrill of the ride, and a dramatic tale told by the engineer about a station town, a girl with a red flag, and a near-tragic signaling incident. Nearby, a vivid vignette of cypress groves near Cuapultepec notes the castle, observatory, and a historic aqueduct built by Aztecs, with tall trees and shaded avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Moses Thatcher
Salt Lake City
National Observatory
Ciadets
Scott
Foreign Barbering Tales From Europe and Naples
A travel letter from Naples describes barbering customs across seven kingdoms and six havens, noting the chair style, backward tilt, and soap habits. Prices vary from a shilling in London to 50 centimes in Naples, with extra services like washing, brow curling, and even garlic breaths. In Verona a barber offers foot washing and toenail clipping, reflecting curious European grooming practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Naples
Kingdoms
Hengaries
Lland
Glasgow
London
Victor Emmanuel
Verona
Juliet
Gondola Plan Delights New York Aldermen
A New York Alderman proposed importing gondolas to Central Park lake to enhance its appeal. Most members backed the idea except the economist, who quipped that buying twelve would be wasteful and offered to buy two—one male and one female—so nature could proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Soluns
Central Park
Guntlemin
Cattle thieves Salazar and Sepulveda win appeal on verdict
Francisco Salazar and Nicolas Sepulveda were tried for cattle stealing in San Jose California in 1879. The jury found the defendants guilty but the clerk corrected the word to defendant guilty. Each man received five years in the state prison. Sepulveda appealed and the court held in his favor, citing uncertainty in the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco Salazar
Nicolas Sepulveda
San Jose
Cal
Sepulveda
Litigation ends with cost split for bishops and Stack
In Williamsport Pennsylvania the long case between Bishop O'Hara and Father Stack ends with both sides ordered to pay half the costs. Stack is consoled that his removal from the flock cannot be further remedied by actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop O'Hara
Father Stack
Williamsport
A Parson’s night with Squire Muckle in Little Rock
Parson Biggs, a visiting preacher, stayed with Squire Muckle and his wife. The night brought odd noises as the Parson pressed for revival memories. The next morning the Parson showed a swollen face and nettle rash, joking about gratitude at breakfast.
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Parson Biggs
Little Rock
Squire Muckle
Muckle
Squire
Mrs. Muckle
Chuck
Mr. Muckle
Livery Laws Clarify Hirer Rights and Overdrive Risk
In English cases the livery keeper gains rights when a hired horse is driven beyond agreed routes. A Ipswich hire led to 60 miles in a day and a horse died. verdict favored the stable owner with 21 pounds. Deviation from fixed routes may incur damages. rounding the distance to a new route can trigger liability unless travel terms permit it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ipswich
Colchester
New York
California Homestead Hurdles and Land Transfers Seen
The San Francisco Chronicle notes vast untiled lands, with settlers facing high costs and 160 acres hard to secure. It cites millions transferred from government to corporations and Spanish and Mexican grants locked up by faulty tax machinery, hindering settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
San Francisco Chronicle
California
Eugene man halts $20,000 breach suit by marriage
W Millican of Eugene Oregon, defendant in a $20,000 breach of promise suit, has married the plaintiff Miss Bradley, thus stopping the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Millican
Eugene
Oregon
Miss Bradley
Man Challenged by Judge Over Charge to His Bill
A drunken man in Cincinnati faces a sixty day sentence after insisting on having items charged to his account rather than paid cash. He argues that cash has always been his method and pledges to settle later, while the judge orders time served and warns against future charging. Judge Higley presides in a wary exchange recalling old sayings about short settlements. The scene ends with the man agreeable to paying in sixty days and vowing to settle debts in cash henceforth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacy
Austin
Las Milpas
Hueblo
Marcia
Joe
Hailey
Daddy
Settlin
Cincinnati
The Management of Sick Children in Open Air Life
Dr Feliz L. Oswald argues outdoor life and venti lation as cures for infant bronchitis and related ailments. He warns against overheated rooms and hot stoves, urges fresh air, mild phlegm loosening diet, and simple remedies for croup including arm movements and neck brushing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Bay Territory
Feliz L. Oswald
General Garfield on enduring statecraft and Washington
In the Boston Journal Ben Perley Poore recalls General Garfield cherishing talks with veteran reporters about past leaders. Garfield praised Washington for lasting influence over institutions, contrasted with Hamilton and Jefferson, and lamented the lack of formal training schools for statesmanship while noting John Quincy Adams as a rare exception. He then sought to qualify for the highest honors of the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
Ben Perley Poore
Boston Journal
Reporters
Washington
Hamilton
Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
Counterfeit Notes Plague Osaka and Tokyo Markets
Paper currency enjoys strong public support in Japan but remains vulnerable to fraud. In Osaka many counterfeit notes are detected daily, with fifty and sixty cases noted recently. Similar for Tokyo, though authorities have not yet traced the issue’s source despite heightened vigilance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Osaka
Blackfoot Belle Costume Described in The Globe
A detailed account from The Toronto Globe narrates a Blackfoot Belle outfit seen out west with Lord Lorne. The upper face was chrome painted around eyes and forehead, the lower face scarlet, a scarlet blanket draped over the shoulder, and a dark blue blanket trimmed with scarlet and white. A broad leather belt at the waist held the ensemble, brass beads adorned the deck, and heavy brass wiry bracelets and bead strings radiated from her wrists and fingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto Globe
Lord Lorne Bives
Magic Ointment Claims Skin Cure And Pile Ointment
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr Frazier’s Magic Ointment as a universal cure for skin diseases including pimples blotches and itch claiming dramatic results. It also promotes Williams Indian Pile Ointment for piles with price and mail order details. A note mentions Asa Packer’s millions and a $3,560,000 claim against the estate by Noble Hammett & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Frazier
Drake
Eng
Cleveland
William
Prica
Asa Packer
Noble, Hammett & Co
D. Ransom
80N & Co
Buffalo
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Sir Walter Scott
Saya
Abbotaford
Theganden
Kilburn Priory
Mulgrave
Whitby
Gorvase
Christ
Tory
Bir
Gervase
Holy See
Ladie
Gervasa
Isabel
Mickle
Whitby’s
Palmer
Meerenas
Wrigele
Mecronas
Mecrnus
Mapes
Mecrenas
Los Angeles
Yuma
Tucson
San Simon
O. K.P
Argonaut
Acodrak
Bend
Tutt’s
Ray St. N.Y
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